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Battle of Lookout Mountain...
Battle of Lookout Mountain...
Item # 694162
November 28, 1863
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Nov. 28, 1863
* Battle of Lookout Mountain - Chattanooga Campaign
* From the origin of the American Civil War
Some fine reporting on the Battle of Lookout Mountain. Front page war reports include: "Latest From Bragg's Army" 'Later From Richmond" "Secret Sessions" "From the Trans-Mississippi" 'Signs of Monetary Panic In the North" "Compliments to 'Beast Butler' " and more.
The back page includes: "The Siege--141st Day".
Single sheet, some damp staining, minor margin wear, generally good condition.
background: The Battle of Lookout Mountain, fought on November 24, 1863, was a key engagement of the Chattanooga Campaign during the American Civil War and is famously remembered as the “Battle Above the Clouds.” Union forces under Major General Joseph Hooker moved against Confederate troops commanded by Major General Carter L. Stevenson, who were positioned along the slopes of Lookout Mountain overlooking Chattanooga, Tennessee. Heavy morning fog and low clouds shrouded the mountain as Union soldiers advanced along its western face, allowing them to push Confederate pickets back with relatively light resistance. Despite the mountain’s formidable reputation, the Confederate line was thin and poorly positioned, and by late afternoon Hooker’s men had driven the defenders off the slopes. The Confederate withdrawal that night ceded control of Lookout Mountain to the Union, dramatically improving Federal morale and setting the stage for the decisive Union victory at the Battle of Missionary Ridge the following day, which ultimately broke the Confederate siege of Chattanooga and secured Union dominance in eastern Tennessee.
Category: The Civil War
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